We pride ourselves on listening to clients, identifying their goals, assessing them and diagnosing them. Providing education about their concussion so you can be able to empower yourself towards your goals. We can work in conjunction with a sports doctor/musculoskeletal pain specialist to develop a collaborative approach to optimize patient care. Want a second opinion about your concussion? Contact us and one of our team will be happy to have a chat with you on how we can help.
What is Concussion?
Concussion or referred to as a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is basically defined as a change in brain function or other brain pathology caused by an external force. An example would be a blow to the head or a sudden stop, an example of this could be a car accident or a fall. There can be occasions where there isn’t a direct blow to the head, where a concussion can occur from violent movements in the head or neck.
What symptoms can you experience?
There is a range of symptoms that can be experienced for those who have sustained a concussion:
- Headaches
- Feeling like in the fog,
- Balance issues, dizziness
- Difficulty sleeping
- Noise / light sensitivity
- Memory issues
- Fatigue (getting tired easily)
- Drowsiness
- Difficulty concentrating, slowed thinking
- Anxiety, depression and Irritability
- Personality changes
What is the Concussion Service?
At Motion Health, our concussion service has an emphasis on a multidisciplinary approach (multiple health disciplines). This allows us to combine different treatment approaches for concussion as every concussion is different in every individual. The education we provide to our patients regarding their concussion is tailored towards their own personal injury and we make sure you understand the processes for your recovery. The assessment process we take is to ensure we don’t miss any components of the concussion that could be affecting your health, this allows you to get the best recovery possible. Our goal is to get back to your usual activities as quickly as possible.
The services include or we refer to may include:
- Physiotherapy
- Chiropractic
- Sports doctor/Musculoskeletal pain specialist
- Neurologists
- Neuro ophthalmologist/Optometrist
- Occupational Therapists
- Psychologists
- Speech Therapist
What types of treatment could concussion have?
The research around concussion is changing each year, our practitioners in motion health are always keeping up to date with the latest research that can influence your treatment plans to ensure you get the best possible treatment. Our collaborative care allows us to ensure you receive the best care and we meet regularly to discuss your treatment plan.
Current main concussion components and treatment
1. Cardiovascular - increasing blood circulation to the brain
- Treatment done by cardiac rehabilitation
2. Vestibular - Looking balance and visual dysfunction
- Treatment done by vestibular rehabilitation
3. Metabolic - meal intakes don’t get processed properly in the body, hence your brain doesn’t utilise the nutrition needed.
- Treatment uses diet that helps brain intake of important nutrition
4. Whiplash (Neck pain) - caused during the injury, can cause many symptoms too
- Treatment uses soft tissue therapy, manipulation and exercise prescription
5. Hormonal - it can affect the pituitary gland in your brain, this can affect your body function.
- Treatment uses diet that helps brain intake of important nutrition
6. Psychological - Mental state your body will be fatigue and you will get more moody etc
- Treatment is done by a trained psychologist
